Central Michigan left tackle Jake Olson out for season with broken wrist

Central Michigan University sixth-year senior left tackle Jake Olsonís season and Chippewas career is over.

Olson broke his wrist during Saturdayís 24-21 win over New Hampshire and undwent surgery Thursday morning.

It was an injury-marred career for Olson, but when he was healthy he proved himself as one of the better offensive tackles in the Mid-American Conference.

As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Olson started 12 games at left tackle and was part of an offense that led the MAC is scoring with 33.9 points per game. He was named honorable mention freshman All-American by collegefootballnews.com.

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The injury woes began in 2010 as he started the seasonís first three games at left tackle before suffering a season-ending leg injury against Eastern Michigan.

Olson started seven games at right tackle and two games at left tackle during the 2011 campaign, while also missing two games because of an injury. Last year, Olson began the year as the starting right tackle but was hurt in week two against Michigan State and lost for the year.

Olson was granted a sixth year of eligibility last December due to medical hardship.

Thursday morning, Olson tweeted, ďSad to see football come to an end for me. Surgery today...Ē.

In Olsonís absence, redshirt sophomore Ramadan Ahmeti is expected to start at left tackle for the Chippewas.

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Nate Schneider is a sports writer at the Morning Sun. He covers CMU football, men's basketball and baseball. Nate enjoys craft beer and vegetarianism. He struggles with his daily fashion sense. Reach the author at nschneider@michigannewspapers.com
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